Guided reading groups are so important. I have always cherished this time to reach a small group of students that are grouped at the same reading level. Not to mention this gives me time to sit down and not be on my feet! I make sure to do small groups EVERY day no matter what. In […]
Valentine’s Day Sight Word Book
It is really important to differentiate your materials for all your students. I have found that some of the materials that the schools provide isn’t enough. I have made these seasonal readers that have 3 different reading levels. The Valentine’s Day Sight Word book doesn’t disappoint! Each reader is leveled depending on your student’s reading ability. […]
Winter Sight Word Book with a Freebie
Need reading books that are differentiated for your entire class? These winter books will surly do the trick! They are fun to read and color while they are learning their sight words and practicing reading strategies! I love to use these readers while I’m doing small guided reading groups. We practice them every day and […]
Christmas Sight Word Book with a FREEBIE
These sight word books are a great way to engage your students! I love to use these books during small reading groups because they are differentiated for all learners. They come with 3 different level readers, comprehension worksheets, a reading strategy anchor chart, and sight word worksheets that tie in with the stories. All books […]
Thanksgiving Sight Word Book with a FREEBIE
These Thanksgiving sight word readers are a great way to engage your students this upcoming Thanksgiving. They are differentiated into 3 different books with reading strategies, comprehension worksheets, and printables. All the books are black and white to help you save ink, and the students can color their own books! The teacher prep is SO […]
Winter Printables with a Freebie
I am really excited about these new no prep winter printables I have created!! These are great for morning work, small groups, seatwork, homework, assessments and just to reinforce certain literacy and math skills. The best thing about this packet is that it’s all black and white, so you don’t waste money on ink! All the […]
Beginning of the year Kindergarten assessments and activities WITH a FREEBIE!
It’s that time of year again! The first few weeks of school can be hectic, so I have created some fun and engaging math and literacy centers to use in your classroom. Along with the centers, I have also created some kindergarten assessments and quick and easy printable worksheets that will make your life easier! […]
Holiday Word Families
I am loving these cute holiday word families! My students also love doing these, and it has really helped reinforce their CVC words and their understanding of word families. Each short vowel sound comes with a Christmas or winter theme in color or black and white line art. I have also included student recording sheets […]
Hands-on Literacy and Math centers for the beginning of the year
This week our class is getting to know their ABC’s with exposure to this fun and interactive literacy center. It also helps build fine motor skills with the use of the clothes pins. I used a sentence strip (had to tape two together) and color coded them to match the letters on the clothespins. It’s […]
Grammar in Kindergarten
I teach in an ELL classroom where all 27 of my student’s are english language learners. In Arizona, we are required to teach the ELL students a rigorous amount of grammar that ranges from articles, nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, etc…. By the end of the year they really have it down!! It’s amazing how I […]